The goal of this website is to serve as a portfolio for all of my designs and experience in the engineering world. It contains a number of relevant projects I have been a part of, and will be updated with my new experiences as they develop. I hope that by leaving this website, you will have learned much more about me as a professional!
I have aimed my courseload completely towards aerospace related fields, taking classes in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, materials, and turbomachinery. Since I joined I have increased my responsibilities within the rocketry team to become a project lead, having led development on a nitrogen quick disconnect, and a liquid oxygen fill line. This summer, I will be working with STS Aerospace on designs for cryogenic fluid systems. Using the skills I have gained from my class, club, and internship experience, I know I would be a valuable contributor in any aerospace position.
Welcome!
My name is Paolo Maselli, I'm from New Jersey, and I’m a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Columbia University SEAS. Growing up, I was fascinated by toy rockets and airplanes, always dreaming of being in the clouds and reaching the stars. That early passion has shaped my path. Since arriving at Columbia, I’ve been an active member of the Columbia Space Initiative, contributing to the rocketry team’s fluids subteam. In the summer of 2025, I gained my first professional engineering experience as a manufacturing engineering intern at Ball Corporation, where I worked on real-world projects that strengthened both my technical and professional skills.